Course outline
Course summary
Level 7
On successful completion, you will show:
- A critical appreciation of the drivers and enablers of digital innovation in health and care contexts.
- An in-depth understanding of the barriers and challenges associated with digital innovation in health and care settings.
- Rigorous consideration of the ethics and risks associated with the use of digital technology in health and care.
- A reasoned justification for the implementation of a digital health technologies project within a field of practice.
- Critical reflection of your changing practice and professional accountability.
Indicative Core Bibliography
- Cook, A.M. & Polgar, J.M. (2015). Essentials of Assistive Technologies (4th edition). St Louis: Elsevier Mosby.
- Fong, B., Fong, A.C.M. & Li, C.K. (2014). Telemedicine Technologies: Information Technologies in Medicine and Telehealth. Wiley on-line library.
- Gillis, G., Newsham, D. & Maeder, A.J. (2015). Global Telehealth 2015: Integrating Technology and Information for Better Healthcare. Amsterdam: IOS Press. (available as an e-book)
- Moss Richins, S. (2015). Emerging Technologies in Healthcare. Boca Raton: Productivity Press.
- NATIONAL INFORMATION BOARD, (2014). Personalised Health and Care 2020: Using Data and Technology to Transform Outcomes for Patients and Citizens, A Framework for Action. HM Government. London: HM Government. Available online.
- NATIONAL INFORMATION BOARD, (2015). The Forward View into Action: Paper-free at the Point of Care - Preparing to Develop Local Digital Roadmaps. Available online.
- HONEYMAN, M. (2016). A digital NHS? An introduction to the digital agenda and plans for implementation. London: King’s Fund. Available online.
- Oudshoorn, N. (2011). Telecare Technologies and the Transformation of Healthcare (Health, Technology and Society). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Seedhouse, D., (2008). Ethics: The Heart of Health Care. 3rd ed. edn. GB: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Journals
- Digital Health
- Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare
Modules
Programme Specification
Assessment, Feedback, and Teaching and Learning methods
Timetables
Entry requirements
Entry Requirements
Evidence of prior successful study at underpinning level.
Selection criteria
Students applying to study this module should have a basic level of digital fluency and access to online computer facilities and be interested in developing technology within the health and social care arena.
